Bank appliance



Sept. 14 1926.

J. E. WILLIAMS v BANK APPLIANCE Filed Feb. 11, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Sept. '14, I926.

- 1,599,936 J. E. WILLIAMS BANK APPLIANCE Filed Fb. 11, 1926 2Shets-Sheet 2 3% WWW Guam-u;

Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

S A ES Tarn. WiLLIAMS, or: CUBA, WISCONSIN.

BANK APPLIANCE.

- Application filed February The invention relates to bank appliancesand has for its ob ect to provide adevice oi this character comprising ahorizontally disposed hinged memberwhich may be used as a table orcountenand which is disposed over a chute leading to any suitablepointof deposit, for instance a vault in the basement of a building, and onwhich table money may be placed for various purposes, and anelectricallycontrolled latching means for the'free end oil the hingedmember, whereby said hinged member may bereleased, and money papersdisposed there- I forth,

on, discharged into a chute. The device is particularly adapted for use1n banks, and it a hold-up man or burgular enters the bank, an employeemay electrically release the hingcdme'mbcr.

A turther object is" to provide spring means for returning-the hingedmember to normal latched position after an operation thereof. r

A further object is to provide a -slidable latching bar cooperating withthe free end of the hinged member, spring means for forcing saidlatching bar to inoperative position, a pivoted barextending across thelatching bar and holding the latching bar in operative position bycooperating with the notch in the latching bar, a vertically disposedslidable rod connected to the free end of the latching bar, a solenoidcooperating with the vertically disposed bar and means whereby saidsolenoid may be energized or deenergized.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set shown in thedrawing described and claimed, it being understood that changes in theprecise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of whatis claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

.ln the drawing Figure 1 is a sectional view through the counter showingthe tripping mechanism in side elevation.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 11, 1926 Serial No. 87,729.

described in connection with a counter, for. instance the paying tellerscounter, it is tobe understood that the same may be applied to a tableOUXVllQl'GVl applicable.

Disposed to one side of the counter 1 is casing 5, in the walls 6 ofwhich is slidablyniounted a horizontally disposed latch bar '2', whichlatch bar is normally forced renirwardly by the uzpansion spring 8,which surrounds the bar 7 and engages the asher 9 which in, turn engagesthe bi iurcated end 10 ot vertically disposed lever ll, which ispivotally mounted at 12 intermediate its ends. Disposed in the latch bar7 rearwardly otthe bifurcated end 10 ot the lever 11 is a pin 13,against which the bifurcated end 10 engages, and itwill be seen thatwhen-the latch bar 7 is released the expansion spring 8 will force thelever 7 rearwardly and move the nose 142 thereof out of engagement withthe plate 15 carried by the free end of the hinged top 2 oi the counter,thereby allowi-ng the free end of the counter to swing downwardly andthe articles disposed thereon, for instance a bag of money 16, to bedischarged into the chute 4iand conveyed to a point of deposit.Pivotally connected at 17 to one of the walls 6 of the casing 5 is atransversely disposed lever '18, which lever extends across the latchingbar 7, and through a notch 19 therein. The other end of the lever 18 ispivotally connected at 20 to a vertically disposed rod 21, which extendsupwardly through guides 22 carried by the wall 6 and has its upper endpro vided with an armature 23 adjacent a magnet 24. Then the magnet 2ais energized the free end of the lever 18 will be pulled upwardly,thereby moving said lever on its pivotal point 17 and moving the sameout of the notch 19 in the bar 7, thereby releas- 'ing said bar andallowing the bar to be moved to open position for releasing the tabletop 2.

Disposed within the casing 5 is a battery 25, which battery is incircuit with the magnet 24 and with a plurality of push button switches26, which push button switches may be located in any convenient locationwithin the bank so that they can be operated by various employees incase of emergency. When the magnet is energized the latching bar 7 isimmediately moved in the direction of the arrow a, thereby releasing themechanism. A spring 27 is provided under the hinged top 2, which issufficiently heavy to return the top 2 to horizontal position after anoperation thereof and the discharge of the contents of the table fromthe top, however this feature may be eliminated if desired. To reducethe shock of operation a coiled spring 28 is provided, which coiledspring is connected to the upper end of the lever 11 and to the Wall 6.Spring 28 is weaker than the spring 8 and forms means for taking up theshock of the operation of the device under the influence of the coiledspring 8, relieving the strain on the mechanism, and at the same timepreventing excessive .noise incident to the operation of the latchingmechanism.

From the above it Will be seen that a safety bank appliance is providedwhich is simple in construction, positive in its operation, the partsreduced to a minimum and one which may be controlled from variouslocations in a bank. p

I The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. The combination with a hinged counter top, of an operating andlatching device therefor, said device comprising a slidable latching barcooperating with the free end of the top, a coiled spring surroundingsaid latching bar, a vertically disposed lever, said lever being pivotedintermediate its ends, a bifurcated end carried by said lever and inwhich the latching bar is disposed, said lever engaging one end of thecoiled spring and cooperating with the spring for forcing the latchingbar to open position, a transverse-- ly disposed pivoted lever extendingacross the latching bar and disposed in a recess thereof, a verticallydisposed operating rod connected to the transversely disposed lever, asolenoid cooperating with said rod and forming means for disengaging thetrans v'ersely disposed lever from the slidable latching bar and acoiled spring connected to the vertically disposed'lever and formingmeans whereby the shock of operation of the device is taken up.

2. The combination with a solenoid operated latching member, saidlatching member cooperating with a latching bar, a spring for normallyforcing said latching bar to open position, of a lever, said lever beingpivoted intermediate its ends, a connection between said last namedlever and the latching bar and stretchable yieldable means connected tosaid last named lever and forming means whereby the shock of operationof the latching member will be absorbed.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto aflix my signature. 1

JAY E. WILLIAMS.

